William Spratling Amethyst Spiral Conch Sea Shell Silver Earrings Vintage, 1950s

From the collection of Phyllis M. Goddard, widely respected collector, researcher and author of books on William Spratling's works. Featured in her book, "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide...

From the collection of Phyllis M. Goddard, widely respected collector, researcher and author of books on William Spratling's works. She featured the pin in her book "Spratling Silver: A Field Guide", 2003, pg. 40, figure 2-56. A beautiful set of matching earrings and brooch. Crafted of 980 silver using the repousse method into the design of stylized conch shell cross...

Simple and timeless, these earrings are quite special as, according to Spratling's biography "File on Spratling", this is one of his earliest designs. The earrings are two half-globe...

Fantastic William Spratling "Lorenzo" sterling silver and amethyst brooch! The brooch features a stylized parrot profile set with a large cabochon amethyst. It is a substantial piece...

Gorgeous wearable art by renowned jewelry designer Margot de Taxco. Elegant and fun all at once, these earrings are sterling silver peonies with champlevé white enamel and gold "confetti" flecks throughout. There's a lot of detail to the flowers including dimensional petals and center stamens made of tiny silver dollops. Both pieces marked 925, Hecho En Mexico, Eagle 16 (Margot's personal Eagle Assay stamp). Each measure 1.5"L x 1"W. Very good condition with patina and minor wear from age and use. No enamel loss. Some crazing visible when magnified. About Margot de Taxco: Margot Van Voorhies was born in 1896 in San Francisco, California. In 1937, forty-one-year-old divorcée Margot Van Voorhies left San Francisco on a trip to Mexico City. Fate threw her into the path of Don Antonio Castillo, who took her to Taxco, a Mexican hotbed for the design, crafting, and production of silver objects, in particular jewelry and housewares. Castillo and Margot married. At the time, Castillo was working for William Spratling, a pioneer in Mexican silversmithing. He brought Margot into the business as a designer, helping her to transform her paper creations into three-dimensional forms in silver. In 1939, the pair, along with other members of Castillo’s family, opened shop as Los Castillo Taller (Taller is Spanish for “Workshop”), with Margot as the top designer. After ten years, the marriage between Castillo and Van Voorhies dissolved, as did their professional association. Margot went on to open her own shop in 1948, taking the name Margot de Taxco, by which she is best known today. At the peak of her career, Margot, who designed each piece herself, had two dozen silversmiths and a dozen enamellists in her employ to execute her vision. Margot attracted talented craftsmen who later went on to cement their own reputations, such as Sigi Pineda, Miguel Melendez...

Absolutely beautiful, modernist work of wearable art by Taxco, Mexico master silversmith Antonio Pineda! These circa 1960s earrings have a well-balanced composition of a fleur-de-lis...

Gold-plated metallic earrings from the 1950s boasting a sphere design with pink and purple spiked crystals and clip-on fastenings. Returns Policy: Final Sale - No Returns. All ...

A very fine, three-piece Mexican silver modernist square cube clip-on earrings and brooch. By William Spratling. With cube-shaped screw back earrings with screwbacks and a confor...

- Vintage item - Each earring measures 1.75" x 1" - Light and dark Amethyst-colored purple crystal rhinestones - Gold tone hardware - Clip on earring backs - Circa 1950s - Esta...

Mexican sterling silver hoop earrings set with three cabochon amethysts in a rope frame with beaded silver accents. Screw backs. Marked: Silver Mexico.

Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Spiral Shell Leaf Modernist Statement Clip Earrings, Gold Plated Good condition. Light scratches, colour loss on front and back. 100% Genuine. A ...

These classic Seaman Schepps turbo shell earrings have richly colored amethyst terminals. The stones are faceted. The earrings are 14 karat gold, ...